In part one of the richest game players; we successfully looked at three game players and the crazy money that they make. We also had a look at their preferred games. In this article, we shall pick on and continue rising up the ladder. You can be sure this time round we will go all the way to the top and finalize on what we started.
Jang Min Chul – South Korea
Total earnings are $453, 926
This player takes us back to Korea. He also reminds us of a game we have already heard of from part one; StarCraft. You can now see an emerging pattern.
Jang goes by the nickname MC. He is somehow a veteran in video gaming. He is presently 24 years old and has by far visited many places in the world, attending numerous tournaments. So far he has won 79 contests, a success that is double the average.
MC is famous for doing some ritualistic moves whenever he wins a match. During the MLG Providence Pro-Circuit competition, he surprised the crowd by doing some weird moves after become a champion. You can be pretty certain his swag was close to if not better than the “lightning Bolt” pulled by Usain Bolt.
Jonathan Wendell- United States
Total earnings are $454, 919
He is regarded as one of the outstanding electronic competition player. He goes by the name Fatal1ty and has played various games rather than just concentrating on only one. He used the Painkiller that is often overlooked. In addition, he has played numerous games such as Doom3, Unreal Tournament, Call of Duty, Counter Strike and Alien Versus Predator. Wow! That’s huge!
He estimates that he has defeated around 5 million players online. He is most definitely a cyber-athlete legend. He was even inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame.
Danil Ishutin- Ukraine
Total earnings are $452, 841
Aka Dendi is widely known to be a great Dota2 player worldwide. There is limited information concerning him, except that he has made above 26 finishes in the tournaments. Fifteen of those wins were gold.
Danil has gone ahead and bought himself quite a number of valuables using his $450,000 since he became a pro in 2009. Talk of the luxurious South African villa, a BGM-109 Tomahawk missile, a Lamborghini Aventador and a couple of other highly valuables.
Lee Jae Dong- South Korea
Total earnings are $519,086
His nickname such as “The Tyrant” is enough to tell you something about this youngster. He is from South Korea and yeah you guessed it right, his favorite game is StarCraft. By now you should have no doubt about the popularity of the game over there.
The country even held a StarCraft competition in which 120,000 spectators attended!
Jae Dong is currently the top earning game player in terms of money right now. He has gone ahead and revolutionized how StarCraft is being played and will command both the love and respect of any player.
Well, there you have it. Video Game playing pays and it can be a rewarding career if taken seriously.